Mark 6:30-55

³⁰And the apostles gather together to Jesus, and told him all which they had done and taught.

³¹And he saith to them, Come ye by yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going; and they had no leisure, even to eat.

³²And they went away into a desert place in the boat apart.

³³And many saw them departing, and knew them, and ran together on foot thither from all the cities, and arrived before them.

³⁴And when he came forth, he saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion for them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵And late in the day his disciples came to him, and said, This is a desert place, and it is now late;

³⁶send them away, that they may go into the surrounding fields and villages, and buy themselves something to eat.

³⁷But he answering said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they say to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denaries' worth of bread, and give them to eat?

³⁸He saith to them, How many loaves have ye? Go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

³⁹And he ordered them to make all lie down in companies upon the green grass.

⁴⁰And they lay down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

⁴¹And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes he divided among them all.

⁴²And they all ate, and were filled.

⁴³And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.

⁴⁴And they who ate of the loaves were five thousand men.

⁴⁵And he immediately constrained his disciples to get into the boat, and to go before to the other side to Bethsaida, while he sent the multitude away.

⁴⁶And when he had taken leave of them, he went away into the mountain to pray.

⁴⁷And when evening came, the boat was in the midst of the lake; and he was alone on the land.

⁴⁸And when he saw them toiling hard in rowing, for the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night he cometh to them, walking upon the lake. And he would have passed by them;

⁴⁹but they, seeing him walking upon the lake, thought it was a spectre, and cried out.

⁵⁰For they all saw him, and were terrified. But he immediately spoke with them, and saith to them, Be of good cheer; it is I, be not afraid.

⁵¹And he went up to them into the boat, and the wind ceased. And they were exceedingly astonished, beyond measure.

⁵²For they did not consider the matter of the loaves; but their heart was hardened.

⁵³And crossing over, they came to land, to Gennesaret; and anchored there.

⁵⁴And when they had come out of the boat, the people immediately knowing who he was,

⁵⁵ran through all that region, and began to carry about on beds those that were sick to the place where they heard he was.